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Title: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 17, 2017, 09:56:01 am
i keep getting numbness in my right hand.its happening every working day now as soon as i start poling.it usually eases off as the day goes on but now its started to affect my drumming.last night my whole hand was numb during the last few songs after a 2 hour set.it then goes as soon as i stop drumming and im packing my gear away.

annoying as hell.its defo getting worse.i used to get it just every now and then.now its every day.

anyone else suffer from this and is there a cure for it?
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Cookie on June 17, 2017, 10:01:05 am
Have you tried swapping hands occasionally when your working?
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Cookie on June 17, 2017, 10:06:01 am
I've also used the following exercises when my hands have felt painful or tired:

http://www.csp.org.uk/publications/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-exercises
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 17, 2017, 10:17:26 am
cheers cookie ill take a look :)
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 17, 2017, 10:37:53 am
Have you tried swapping hands occasionally when your working?

yes i do sometimes and this eases it for a while but it feels strange as im right handed(its as if ive just picked up a wfp for the first time!) ;D.maybe i just need to get used to working that way.i can squeegee with my left hand but nowhere near as good/fast as my right hand.same with wfp.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: duncan h on June 17, 2017, 10:57:54 am
Are you sure its CPS? usually pain in the front part of the wrist. Easy opp anyway
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dd on June 17, 2017, 11:02:54 am
Could it be anything to do with going back to slx from your extreme?
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: jk999 on June 17, 2017, 01:22:44 pm
I have had it in both hands for nearly 20 years it's gradually getting worse but plus side for me is I use it as an excuse to get out of decorating lol 😁
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 17, 2017, 03:02:27 pm
Are you sure its CPS? usually pain in the front part of the wrist. Easy opp anyway

its got to be.ive got all the symptoms.numbness/aches mainly in my right thumb and first 2 fingers.ive started to do the exercises that cookie put up.i only get it when im poling or playing drums.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Dave Willis on June 17, 2017, 06:02:25 pm
Do the vocals instead.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: lee_dewing on June 17, 2017, 06:49:15 pm
Hi Daz.
Here's some links for you.

I injured my carpal tunnel on both wrists being silly on my punch bag not wearing gloves 😢
Probably 5 to 7 years ago.

Suffered nearly a year.
Got book did stretches, within a couple of months 90% better.

Book covers stretches for top half of body.

With me it seemed I was tight in my neck, after doing stretches for 6-8 weeks my neck made a cracking sound😆 and I felt an instant release along my arms.

Should do more stretching and powerball but I'm a lazy sod.

I had similar pains in my hands to you.
Good luck, I'm sure you'll be 100% soon

Look up makers of powerball, strengthens wrist forearms, shoulders.

I know your a gym go er daz, so no weed but sometimes weight training can cause tightness in your body.

Get better soon.

Lee.
Just read amazon customers reviews

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1572240393/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497714700&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=carpal+tunnel+books&dpPl=1&dpID=515-1myGY0L&ref=plSrch


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00NIY71DO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1497720822&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=powerball+gyroscope&dpPl=1&dpID=514y8lhAthL&ref=plSrch#immersive-view_1497720863007


Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Og on June 17, 2017, 06:59:27 pm
If you're not ambidextrous you should probably find another profession.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: ֍Winp®oClean֍ on June 17, 2017, 08:14:02 pm
There's an easy way to tell if it's carpal tunnel syndrome Daz but i'm half cut at the mo' so will post later or tomorrow.  Had it for years in both hands.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Tony dunmall on June 17, 2017, 09:22:02 pm
I had al the symptoms few years ago went to see the doctor

He felt it wasn't, thought was over worked tendons that ran through the fore arms and ironically shoulders


I see the sports therapists anyway mentioned to her  and she releases the pressure through the forearms hands and it seems to past about a month before another session it gets alot worse if I use a heavier pole or if I have a session with the the 47 or a couple new cleans
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: windowswashed on June 17, 2017, 10:54:52 pm
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is caused by twisting ligaments around tenons. Avoid twisting motions and within six months it will correct itself if you don't want to suffer the agonising pain and have to have an operation to have ligaments untwisted,......worked for me as I was due an operation. Figured out what I was doing wrong, stopped it completely to this day, never required an operation, pain disappeared, CTS disappeared and will never do what caused it in the first place ever again :)
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: KS Cleaning on June 18, 2017, 01:24:51 am
Get a new drummer, you stick to blowing the trumpet 😜
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: lee_dewing on June 18, 2017, 01:29:02 am
Quote
CTS disappeared and will never do what caused it in the first place ever again :)

What caused cts, windowswashed?
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Jonny Swirljet on June 18, 2017, 05:22:33 am
If it's any help - I suffered with the symptoms you mentioned in your post. I asked my GP to refer me to a physiotherapist and she diagnosed how my lazy stance was causing the numbness. She gave me an elastic scarf which one fastens to a solid object at waist height and then you carry out simple pulling exercises with an emphases on standing correctly as you perform them . She also  advised me to invest in a wobble board for calf muscle pain, which I now use daily.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Jonny 87 on June 18, 2017, 09:08:39 am
It's because youve used extreme poles for years and now you've gone back to a heavier pole!

Mayb not. But it won't help that's for sure.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: ֍Winp®oClean֍ on June 18, 2017, 10:56:26 am
Carpal Tunnel affects the thumb, first, middle and "half" of the ring finger. The little and other half of the ring finger are not affected by CP.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: robbo333 on June 18, 2017, 01:54:36 pm
Daz, sorry to state the obvious, but get yourself to a Doctor and let them recommend a specialist, so you know exactly what it is!
Mrs Window Cleaner hurt her shoulder a few years back whilst Ceroc dancing, in pain for weeks and then she went to Doctor/Physio. Her shoulder ball and socket had been pulled out by half inch. Six months of physio...all sorted.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: windowswashed on June 18, 2017, 03:28:52 pm
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is caused by twisting ligaments around tenons. Avoid twisting motions and within six months it will correct itself if you don't want to suffer the agonising pain and have to have an operation to have ligaments untwisted,......worked for me as I was due an operation. Figured out what I was doing wrong, stopped it completely to this day, never required an operation, pain disappeared, CTS disappeared and will never do what caused it in the first place ever again :)

It was caused by exerting pressure whilst using screwdrivers for tightening jubilee clips, wringing out window cleaning cloths, anything that involved applying pressure whilst twisting. I was slowly developing lumps at my wrists because of it. I stopped everything I could think of that could possibly cause my ligaments to wrap around my tenons because my doctor booked me in for an operation on both wrists to have it all untangled. I chose to figure out what was causing the problem in the first place....stop doing it........and six months later my wrists were all sorted, the lumps had gone, the pain had gone and my tenons and ligaments had untwisted themselves. No therapy, just a methodical manner to solve my problem and it worked which I'm truly grateful for.  Now I use electric screwdrivers, never wring any cloth out not even washing up cloths and the like
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 19, 2017, 09:03:06 am
It's because youve used extreme poles for years and now you've gone back to a heavier pole!

Mayb not. But it won't help that's for sure.

i still use xtreme poles over 25 ft.its not the poles mate as i suffered with it before i got my slx.

thanks lads for all the advice and help.the exercises cookie put up are helping.ill be doing them every day now and ill see how i go on now today.

maybe i should strap my wrist up when at the gym?although im not getting any pain in my wrist or hand.its mainly numbness in my thumb and first 2 fingers and a bit of aching.it only affects my right hand.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 19, 2017, 09:05:09 am
i also broke my right wrist 30 years ago which could be adding to the CTS.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Soupy on June 19, 2017, 09:20:38 am
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stomatex-Black-Wrist-Brace-Support-Splint-Fractures-Carpal-Tunnel-Sprain-Pain-/261064780046
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: Tosh on June 19, 2017, 09:25:08 am
I feel a 5* holiday coming on.
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: dazmond on June 19, 2017, 05:53:59 pm
no numbness at all today!for the first time in ages!( and i was using my xtreme 47 at 40 ft at times).ive been doing the recommended exercises and they ve worked! :D

ill continue to do them every day from now on. :)
Title: Re: carpel tunnel syndrome
Post by: G Griffin on June 19, 2017, 06:23:24 pm
no numbness at all today!for the first time in ages!( and i was using my xtreme 47 at 40 ft at times).ive been doing the recommended exercises and they ve worked! :D

ill continue to do them every day from now on. :)
But then you'll go blind.